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Issue No 23. 31st May 2007

New articles this edition...

Super Drugs
When we are asked about the “super drug” of our times, not too many quite come through our mind as impressively as a humble agent called aspirin.
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PSS Joins Hand with HPB and SATA in Fighting Smoking

In conjunction with World No Tobacco Day, Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS) joins Health Promotion Board (HPB) and Singapore Anti-tuberculosis Association (SATA) to combat smoking habits.

Singapore Pharmacists Help Patients Save Money & Other News Excerpts...

• Medication Reconciliation Helps Singaporeans Save Money
• Statins May Cut Risk of Cataracts
• Toxic Medicine Traced to China

NUS Pharmacy Holds Exhibition at Singapore Science Centre
Starting May 26th, NUS Department of Pharmacy is partnering with Department of Chemistry to organize a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
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APhA Discussed "Top 10" Drug Errors and How to Prevent Them?
In the recent Annual Meeting of APhA in Atlanta, American pharmacists gathered to explore new challenges and advances in pharmacy, including sessions to reduce medication errors.
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Healthcare Professionals and Public Warned of Rosiglitazone
The US and European regulatory watchdogs for drug safety have issued safety advisory to both healthcare professionals and public about the risks of GSK’s Avandia (rosiglitazone).
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China Sentenced the Former SFDA Official to Death

An unusually harsh sentence was meted out recently to the ex-commissioner of Chinese food and drug regulatory agency for taking bribes and dereliction of duty.

Mylan Laboratories to Acquire Generic Arm of Merck KGaA
Mylan Laboratories Inc. will acquire Merck's generics business ("Merck Generics") for €4.9 billion ($6.7 billion). This marks another consolidation of the generic industry.
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